A record of leucism in Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810) (Chiroptera: Mammalia) from southern Brazil

Authors

  • David Liposki Biassi Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Ana Paula Bertotti Neres Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina
  • Fernanda Maurer D"Agostini Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Keywords:

Anomaly, pigment, Herval D’Oeste municipality, bats

Abstract

Leucism is the condition in which an individual loses either a particular pigment or all of its pigments. During a study conducted in a semideciduous forest fragment at Herval D’Oeste municipality (southern Brazil), we captured an individual of Sturnira lilium with disproportionate pigmentation. The overall color of the specimen was yellowish with black spots on the wing membranes, black eyes and pink skin. This is the first case of leucism formally reported to the species in Santa Catarina state and the second such report to Brazil.

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Author Biographies

David Liposki Biassi, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Ana Paula Bertotti Neres, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

Fernanda Maurer D"Agostini, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina

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Published

2017-07-04

How to Cite

Biassi, D. L., Bertotti Neres, A. P., & Maurer D"Agostini, F. (2017). A record of leucism in Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810) (Chiroptera: Mammalia) from southern Brazil. Revista Brasileira De Biociências, 15(2). Retrieved from https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rbrasbioci/article/view/114625

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Short Communication